Welcome to Duross Heights ...

Duross Heights is located in New Castle County<1>.

The location of Duross Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Duross Heights: Duross Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Duross Heights is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Duross Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Duross Heights lies within the (302) area code.

Communities near Duross Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Duross Heights.

• Wilmington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Newark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Middletown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• West Chester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Elkton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Brookhaven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <4>
• Kennett Square
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <4>
• Elsmere
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
• Oxford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Duross Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Duross Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Duross Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duross Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Duross Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Duross Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duross Heights ...

Looking for more information about Duross Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Duross Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Duross Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Duross Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/